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Topic: DHCP leases Foscam IP camera problem (Read 47757 times)

I'm testing out the foscam ip cameras from ebay and I've run into a problem. I have three cameras added children of motion wrapper. They have all appeared in the dhcp leases page with static addresses and work well.

I added the final outdoor camera, which works ok when tested on the external network. It appeared briefly in the dhcp leases as an active dhcp lease when plugged into the internal network. I used these details to add it under motion wrapper and it worked ..... for a while.

The camera has not appeared as a static dhcp entry and lmce loses contact with the camera after a few minutes. I have to disconnect/reconnect the network cable for it to reappear and the device isn't listed in the dhcp table at all.

Well I have tried a hard reset of the core, and reissued the arp command, and the cameras still flake out after 10 minutes or so.

When you plug the cameras into the external router/switch, is the IP address assigned to them still in the 192.168.80.xxx format? Can you still see them in DHCP leases in web admin? Just trying to get my head around how all this works.

sudo arp -s 192.168.80.xxx 12:34:56:78:90:AB...slight variation on the one I posted earlier. I have two Foscams, and so far the camera I applied this arp thing to hasn't died! *crosses fingers, toes, eyes...*

Just thinking out loud; would setting up a static IP from within the cameras admin page make any difference? I will certainly try it if this latest arp command is unsuccessful.

sudo arp -s 192.168.80.xxx 12:34:56:78:90:AB...slight variation on the one I posted earlier. I have two Foscams, and so far the camera I applied this arp thing to hasn't died! *crosses fingers, toes, eyes...*

Just thinking out loud; would setting up a static IP from within the cameras admin page make any difference? I will certainly try it if this latest arp command is unsuccessful.

Hi, my foscam camera is running for weeks without problem. I did use a static address (defined on the camera first) in the internal network.I don't know why, but it was the only way to avoid the problems described.The same (static address) i did for the other cameras (linksys and swann).

Hi, my foscam camera is running for weeks without problem. I did use a static address (defined on the camera first) in the internal network.I don't know why, but it was the only way to avoid the problems described.The same (static address) i did for the other cameras (linksys and swann).

That is very interesting. Would you mind if we went into the static IP settings in a bit more detail? Everything I have tried results in the error message "error: illegal params."

So in the Foscam admin page, I go into "Device Management"->"Basic Network Settings". Then uncheck "Obtain IP from DHCP Server" and enter the following parameters...